Case Study

Empowering Solar Operations with Scalable Infrastructure for a Renewable Energy Leader

Key Takeaways:

99.99% uptime achieved across all sites and ROI expected within 24–30 months

5 remote solar farms connected with enterprise-grade IT

Centralized monitoring and remote management enabled

Modular infrastructure built for scalability and harsh environments

Opportunity:

To support long-term energy production and remote site management, a leading renewable energy company partnered with Brilyant to deploy a resilient IT backbone across five distributed solar farms.

Primary goals included:

Establishing on-site data centers in off-grid, harsh conditions
Enabling secure and high-availability site-to-site communication
Building a modular, scalable system for long-term use
Supporting centralized monitoring and disaster recovery

Key Strategy:

Brilyant developed and implemented a robust, multi-site IT infrastructure designed for security, availability, and scale.

Discover and Analyze:

Brilyant performed an environmental and connectivity audit across all five solar sites. Key infrastructure gaps were identified:

• Lack of on-site compute and storage

• No centralized control or remote access

• High risk of downtime due to environmental factors

Model:

A modular infrastructure architecture was designed for each site:

• Compute: 4× HPE ProLiant DL380 Servers per site, with virtualization support and built-in redundancy

• Storage: Synology SA3400 arrays with petabyte-scale capacity, RAID configuration, and built-in disaster recovery

• Networking: Cisco Layer 2/3 switches, VPN-secured tunnels, and QoS configuration for SCADA data

• Power & Safety: Schneider Electric UPS systems with environmental sensors and surge protection

Execute and Deliver:

Brilyant coordinated deployment across five remote solar sites with modular, repeatable infrastructure. Each site was provisioned with compute, storage, and secure connectivity, tested onsite, and brought online with zero disruption. Real-time monitoring and centralized control were activated across all sites, ensuring uptime and operational continuity.

Result:

Brilyant’s multi-site deployment gave the client a resilient IT foundation to run solar farm operations with maximum uptime, centralized control, and future scalability. The infrastructure was purpose-built for remote, harsh environments while ensuring enterprise-grade security and manageability.

To summarize:

Achieved 99.99% uptime across all sites
5 remote solar farms connected with enterprise-grade IT
Centralized monitoring and remote management activated
Modular architecture built to scale with future energy projects
ROI expected within 24–30 months

Brilyant’s robust, scalable approach empowered the renewable energy leader to optimize operations, reduce downtime, and secure long-term returns from their solar infrastructure investments.

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